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“Dear PoPville,

I was wondering if you or your readers would know why I was woken up by the sound of small regular explosions this morning around 7am? (near U Street metro) There would be a series of them, like fireworks slowly going off, and then a pause for several minutes and then the sound would start again.”


“Dear PoPville,

I inherited a beautiful, quite small, piece of fine vintage jewelry, and it’s in need of a new clasp. I have zero experience with local jewelers and wonder if PoPville can crowdsource an answer for me.”



via google maps

“Dear PoPville,

I am looking for the owner of a dog (The dog was a beige/brown (all one color), mixed breed, approximately 70lbs) that bit my dog (Sunday, around 10:30am). It occurred on Ingleside Terrace NW at the western corner of the turn (between Ingleside Terrace and Newton St). My dog is a medium white dog and was walking with my husband. (more…)


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